Two Individuals Arrested for Distributing Over 14,000 Female Snow Crabs Prohibited from Capture and Distribution

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] On the 15th, the Pohang Coast Guard in Gyeongbuk announced that they have arrested A (45) and B (45) on charges of violating the Fisheries Resources Management Act for distributing and selling female snow crabs, which are prohibited from being caught and distributed year-round.

A is accused of distributing and selling 14,550 female snow crabs over 10 occasions until March of this year, including going out at night in October last year on a rubber boat to a sea area in Buk-gu, Pohang, receiving female snow crabs from a fishing vessel, and distributing them.

B, a friend of A, is suspected of participating in some of A's crimes. After a long investigation, the Pohang Coast Guard arrested the two on the 7th.

The Coast Guard is tracking down the fishing vessel personnel who supplied the female snow crabs and the mastermind behind the operation.

Female snow crabs are a species prohibited from being caught or harvested year-round, and possession, distribution, processing, storage, sale, or purchase is punishable by up to 2 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 20 million won under the Fisheries Resources Management Act.

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